This man established the system of missi dominici to administer his empire;
This man established the system of missi dominici to administer his empire; he patronized the scholar Alcuin of York and the biographer Einhard. He crushed the Lombards at Pavia, though Basques at Ronceveaux Pass massacred his troops under Roland. This son of Pepin the Short had his capital was Aachen, and gained a certain title from Pope Leo III. For 10 points, name this man who became the first Holy Roman Emperor on Christmas day 800, a "great" Frankish king.
This man established the system of missi dominici to administer his empire; he patronized the scholar Alcuin of York and the biographer Einhard.
{Charlemagne} [accept {Carolus Magnus} or {Charles} I or {Charles} the {Great} or {Karl der Grosse}]